diff --git a/package/uboot-tools/Config.in b/package/uboot-tools/Config.in
index b7fd6ff17da2..ac785261c523 100644
--- a/package/uboot-tools/Config.in
+++ b/package/uboot-tools/Config.in
@@ -104,6 +104,20 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_FWPRINTENV
 	  bootloader, which allows access to the U-Boot environment
 	  from Linux.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_FWUMDATA
+	bool "fwumdata"
+	help
+	  Install the fwumdata tool on the target system
+
+	  The fwumdata tool from Das U-Boot bootloader, which allows
+	  to read, display and modify the FWU (Firmware Update)
+	  metadata from Linux (e.g. change the active/previous bank
+	  indices, the bank states or the image acceptance flags).
+
+	  The location of the metadata is described by the
+	  /etc/fwumdata.config file, which must be provided (e.g. by a
+	  rootfs overlay).
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_DUMPIMAGE
 	bool "dumpimage"
 	help
diff --git a/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk b/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk
index 7c6ee0f3c467..5849e07a990d 100644
--- a/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk
+++ b/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ UBOOT_TOOLS_MAKE_OPTS += CONFIG_TOOLS_MKEFICAPSULE=y
 UBOOT_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += gnutls
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_FWUMDATA),y)
+UBOOT_TOOLS_MAKE_OPTS += CONFIG_TOOLS_FWUMDATA=y
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_FIT_CHECK_SIGN),y)
 define UBOOT_TOOLS_INSTALL_FIT_CHECK_SIGN
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D $(@D)/tools/fit_check_sign $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/fit_check_sign
@@ -101,6 +105,12 @@ define UBOOT_TOOLS_INSTALL_FWPRINTENV
 endef
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_FWUMDATA),y)
+define UBOOT_TOOLS_INSTALL_FWUMDATA
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D $(@D)/tools/fwumdata $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/fwumdata
+endef
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_DUMPIMAGE),y)
 define UBOOT_TOOLS_INSTALL_DUMPIMAGE
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D $(@D)/tools/dumpimage $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/dumpimage
@@ -117,6 +127,7 @@ define UBOOT_TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(UBOOT_TOOLS_INSTALL_MKEFICAPSULE)
 	$(UBOOT_TOOLS_INSTALL_MKENVIMAGE)
 	$(UBOOT_TOOLS_INSTALL_FWPRINTENV)
+	$(UBOOT_TOOLS_INSTALL_FWUMDATA)
 	$(UBOOT_TOOLS_INSTALL_DUMPIMAGE)
 	$(UBOOT_TOOLS_INSTALL_FIT_CHECK_SIGN)
 endef